Reports say move comes with Omicron already spreading in Israel; officials also planning to shorten quarantine regulations amid fears hundreds of thousands will be confined

'I did this with a full, full heart,' says Prof. Jacob Lavee of Sheba hospital, which is conducting a landmark study to establish necessity of a fourth dose to combat the virus

Decision driven by a surge in Omicron cases and growing evidence that people are most infectious in two days before and three days after symptoms develop

Health Ministry updates booster guidelines amid Omicron spread, citing 'need to raise the level of immunity among the entire population as quickly as possible'

Health officials report highest single-day tally in months, as Bennett reportedly warns lockdown 'not off the table'; quarantine rules to be rolled back for vaccinated

Premier says Likud going to cause 'mass breakout' in Knesset; opposition leader tells him to 'quit whining'

PM accuses Netanyahu of 'disregarding public health' as he heads to plenum's isolated section; strain confirmation expected to take days, by which time isolation rules may be eased

Health writer Nathan Jeffay discusses fast-approaching Omicron effects; environmental reporter Sue Surkes looks at a fowl disease affecting wild and domestic birds, green successes

Almost 2 years into pandemic, entry and exit appeals are being reviewed on emergency basis, with consequent confusion and error, rather than within an effective, longterm framework

1% of the population, including the PM, already in isolation, and that number will grow ‘very dramatically,’ says panel head Prof. Nadav Katz, predicting disruption in schools